Despite its weighty, multi-tiered approach — this is not, on multiple levels, an easy read — Darrin Bell's debut graphic memoir is difficult to put down.
From Feb. 6, 1954 New Yorker magazine (also Apr. 21, 1954 Fortnight magazine). For more information on Dutch Darrin, or specifically the Kaiser-Darrin, other Darrin-designed cars, or other fiberglass-bodied cars, check out the following website: www.forgottenfiberglass.com/?cat=130
What happens when friends, united in a cause, succeed in bringing the country to a standstill and sending most of its population into exile? What begins as an innocent footrace between friends ultimately leads to the death of two Chicago police officers and pushes a country into unimaginable chaos. Jamal, known as the Prophet, must free his imprisoned brother and rescue the Melanoid Nation from indefinite captivity before he runs out of time. While finding his Way and his Voice, Jamal amplifies the muted cries of the voiceless and unveils the issues rampant within the very community he hopes to save. Brimming with purpose and a plan, Jamal’s journey reveals the undercurrent of two competing worlds in this masterfully woven urban saga. A tale of family, loyalty, and friendship, Native Invisibility is an esoteric portrayal of one man’s prophetic mission to free a nation and redeem a people.
Duesenberg convertible victoria: body by Fernandez & Darrin
The Hispano-Suiza H6C offered here features coachwork by Hibbard & Darrin, the noted Paris coachworks established in 1924 by American expatriate designers Howard “Dutch” Darrin and Thomas Hibbard. Hibbard & Darrin’s most famous product was a four-door convertible dubbed the Transformable Torpedo, the hallmarks of which were a snug-fitting convertible top, which dropped in a “tent flap” to fill the space between the trapezoidal side windows, and a wide beltline molding also seen in other Hibbard & Darrin creations. This body design was utilized on numerous chassis, including the Rolls-Royce of actress Marlene Dietrich, and this particular Hispano-Suiza.
